diff --git a/esphome/components/modem/switch/gnss_switch.cpp b/esphome/components/modem/switch/gnss_switch.cpp
index 04612624ad..672a8fe7e0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modem/switch/gnss_switch.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/modem/switch/gnss_switch.cpp
@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ optional<bool> GnssSwitch::get_modem_gnss_state() {
   optional<bool> gnss_state = nullopt;
   auto at_command_result = global_modem_component->send_at(this->command_ + "?");
   if (at_command_result) {
-    std::string modem_state = at_command_result.result;
+    std::string modem_state = at_command_result.output;
     std::string delimiter = ": ";
     std::size_t pos = modem_state.find(delimiter);
     if (pos != std::string::npos) {
       pos += delimiter.length();
       if (modem_state[pos] == '1') {
-        return true;
+        gnss_state = true;
       } else if (modem_state[pos] == '0') {
-        return false;
+        gnss_state = false;
+        if (!gnss_state.value()) {
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -55,13 +57,24 @@ void GnssSwitch::dump_config() { LOG_SWITCH("", "Modem GNSS Switch", this); }
 void GnssSwitch::setup() { this->state = this->get_initial_state_with_restore_mode().value_or(false); }
 
 void GnssSwitch::loop() {
+  static uint32_t next_loop_millis = millis();
+
+  if ((millis() < next_loop_millis)) {
+    // some commands need some delay
+    yield();
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (!this->modem_state_.has_value()) {
     this->modem_state_ = this->get_modem_gnss_state();
+    next_loop_millis = millis() + 5000;  // soft delay
   } else {
-    if ((this->state != this->modem_state_)) {
+    if ((this->state != this->modem_state_.value())) {
+      ESP_LOGI(TAG, "gnss switch state: %d, modem state: %d", this->state, this->modem_state_.value());
       if (global_modem_component->send_at(this->command_ + (this->state ? "=1" : "=0"))) {
-        this->modem_state_ = this->state;
+        this->modem_state_ = nullopt;
         this->publish_state(this->state);
+        next_loop_millis = millis() + 5000;  // soft delay
       }
     }
   }